basic english gramma rbook2

There are two main types of nouns: common nouns and proper nouns.Common Nouns Words for people, places and things are called common nouns.. Collective nouns may be used with a singular

More in-depth view of eight parts of speech nouns, pronouns,

verbs,adjectives, adverbs, prepositions,

conjunctions, and interjections

with exercises for you to complete

Learning Basic Grammar

Book 2

What you’ll find in this book

5 Verbs and Tenses 52–87

9 Conjunctions 109–117

Punctuation Marks: period, comma, question mark,

There are two main types of nouns: common nouns and proper nouns.

Common Nouns

Words for people, places and things are called common nouns.

These common nouns are words for things.

ruler chair hammer bicycle truth

pen table saw ship calculatorcrayons sofa axe truck televisionpencil loyalty drill ferry fridge

book lamp ladder train cooker

dictionary carpet lawnmower bus computercourage telephone spade laziness printer

These common nouns are words for animals Notice that special names for young animals are included.

tiger cubwhale calf

school post officeuniversity police stationoffice restaurantmosque supermarkettemple stadiumshop synagoguegym church

These common nouns are words for people who do certain things.

singer manager sailor gardener

dancer secretary pilot police officer

artist teacher driver plumber

photographer doctor writer farmer

magician dentist friend clerk

athlete lawyer brother technician

Proper Nouns

The names of particular people, places and things are proper nouns They always begin with a capital letter.

These people’s names are proper nouns.

Robin Hood Florence Nightingale Mom Miss ParkAladdin Muhammad Ali Dad Mrs TaylorFrankenstein George Washington Granny Mr YoungHarry Potter David Beckham Grandad Dr LeeSanta Claus Julia Roberts Uncle David Professor RajMahatma Gandhi Nelson Mandela Aunt Diana Jose

Confucius Alex Rodriguez Ms Hall Yang Ming

The names of the days of the week and the months of the year are proper

nouns

days of the week months

5 12 19 26Tuesday

6 13 20 27Wednesday

7 14 21 28Thursday

1 8 15 22 29Friday

2 9 16 23 30Saturday

3 10 17 24

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Write each common noun under the correct heading

theater lion father brother

doctor restaurant builder stove

elephant kangaroo museum library

things animals places people

Singular Nouns

Nouns can be singular or plural.

When you are talking about just one thing or person, use a singular noun

For example:

a tent a park an idea

a taxi a doctor an oven

a house a lady an exercise

a river an armchair three biscuits

an oven an umbrella

But some words don’t follow these rules.

• a uniform, a unit, a user: a, not an, is used because the vowel u in these words is

pronounced like the word you;

• an hour, an heir, an honor: an, not a, is used because the consonant h in these words

singular pluralsandwich sandwicheswitch witchesbrush brushesflash flashes

Nouns that end in s, ss, ch, sh or x, are made plural by adding es.

Many nouns that end in f are made plural by changing the f to v and

But some nouns that end in f

are made plural simply by

Some nouns that end in f can be

made plural in two ways.

singular plural

scarf scarfs or scarves

hoof hoofs or hooves

dwarf dwarfs or dwarves

wharf wharfs or wharves

Most nouns that end in fe are made plural by changing the f to v and

Most nouns that end in o are made plural by adding s.

But other nouns that end in o are

made plural by adding es.

When you are talking about different

kinds of fish, the plural can be fishes,

for example:

the various fishes of the Indian Ocean

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What's the plural of the kind

of mouse that you use with a

computer? The plural is either

mice or mouses.

Nouns: Plural Nouns

Some nouns are always plural.

You can use a pair of with these

plural nouns For example:

Read the following passage Write S in the box after each singular noun and P in the box after each plural noun

Our teacher is a very nice lady She’s very kind to all the children in the

class and she tells us very funny stories Yesterday, she told a story about the animals on a farm They all had a race The pigs and sheep ran faster than the ducks and cows , but the heroes of the story were the mice They were faster than all the other animals , even though they had the

shortest legs !

Exercise 6

Read the following passage Notice that the plural nouns are missing Write the correct

plural form of the singular nouns in parentheses The first one has been done for you.

Three (lady) in pink (dress) took their (baby) for a walk in the zoo They saw four (giraffe), three (hippo), two (kangaroo) and an elephant They walked for so long that their

(foot) became sore, so they sat down on a bench for a rest near some (monkey) The (monkey) were playing with cardboard (box) and throwing (stick) at each other After a while, the (lady) looked at their (watch) and decided it was time to go home

ladies

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Collective Nouns

Words for groups of people, animals or things are called collective nouns

Here are some collective nouns for groups of people.

Collective nouns may be used with a singular verb or with a plural verb If

the group is acting as a single unit, use a singular verb If group members are acting as individuals, use a plural

verb For example:

Many groups of animals have their own special collective nouns.

a herd of cattle a pack of wolves a litter of puppies

a flock of birds a pride of lions a troop of monkeys

a drove of sheep a pod of dolphins a brood of chickens

a gaggle of geese a school of fish a swarm of bees

Always use a plural verb with the

collective nouns, people and the

police For example:

Those people live (not lives) in Asia The police have caught (not has caught) the thief.

Some groups of things also have their own special collective nouns.

of chocolate each Rudy wanted to give one piece to a monkey, but the zookeeper gave Rudy a very useful of advice “Monkeys may look friendly, but sometimes they are very fierce,” he said

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Nouns: Collective Nouns

Read the sentences Does the collective noun indicate a group acting together as a single unit? If so, circle the singular verb Does the collective noun indicate a group in which each member acts individually? Circle the plural noun

bushel scoop ream pair

drop grain pinch galaxy

1 a of stars 5 a of potatoes

2 a of sand 6 a of bookends

3 a of paper 7 a of ice cream

4 a of salt 8 a of rain

masculine femininenephew nieceking queenprince princessemperor empresswizard witchactor actresspoliceman policewomanwaiter waitress

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Nouns: Masculine and Feminine Nouns

Masculine and Feminine Nouns

Masculine nouns are words for men, boys and male animals

Feminine nouns are words for women, girls and female animals.

teacher baby doctor scientist

pupil parent astronaut president

child cousin dancer manager

With animals, there is one general word for the animal and special words for the male and the female Sometimes the word for the male animal is the same as the general word Sometimes the word for the female animal is the same as the general word

animal masculine feminine

rabbit buck doe

horse stallion mare

sheep ram ewe

chicken rooster hen

duck drake duck

cattle bull cow

goose gander goose

tiger tiger tigress

lion lion lioness

Complete the crossword puzzle with the correct masculine or feminine nouns

A C r o S S

masculine feminine

9 princess

10 empress

12 stallion

13 brother

14 king

15 duck

16 witch

D o W N masculine feminine

1 actress

2 waiter

4 husband

7 nephew

8 aunt

11 goose

1 2

3 4 5

6 7

8

9 10

11

12 13

14

15

16

The Possessive Form of Nouns

Use the possessive form of a noun to show ownership

To make the possessive form, put an apostrophe and an s ’s after a singular noun.

by and are the owners? Put an ’s after the second name only For

example:

Katy and Mike’s house is very big (= the house that belongs to both

Katy and Mike) Joe and Sarah’s dad works at the shoe factory (= He is Joe’s dad and

he is also Sarah’s dad.)

the other:

This is John’s brother’s ball (= The ball belongs to John’s brother.)

Paul’s teacher’s house has a swimming pool (= the house that

belongs to Paul’s teacher)Nouns: The Possessive Form of Nouns

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Read the following passage The possessive nouns are missing Write the correct

possessive form of the nouns in parentheses The first one has been done for you

Peter is spending the day at (Tom) house Peter likes Tom’s family He

especially likes (Tom’s mom) cooking! The boys play lots of games together

(Tom) sister doesn’t like (Tom and Peter) games She is playing by herself Sometimes the (boys) games become so noisy that Mom tells them to go and play in the garden (Tom) dog is in the

garden, lying in the sunshine Tom wants to play with the dog, but Peter is afraid of the

(dog) big teeth and sharp claws

At 7 o’clock, (Peter) dad arrives in his car to take Peter home Tom says he likes (Peter’s dad) new car (Peter) dad says that he’ll take Tom for a ride in it sometime

When a name ends in s, you can make the possessive form in

either of two ways: add an apostrophe and an s ’s , or add

just an apostrophe ’ For example:

This is James’s house or This is James’ house.

Which is Charles’s bike? or Which is Charles’ bike?

Nouns: The Possessive Form of Nouns

Personal pronouns may be used as:

n the subject of a verb, or

n the object of a verb.

Subject Pronouns

The subject of a verb does the action of the verb The personal pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we and they can all be used as the subject of a verb Study

the following two sentences:

Lisa likes cats She has four cats

In the first sentence, the proper noun Lisa is the subject of the verb likes

In the second sentence, the pronoun she is the subject of the verb has.

Here are some more pairs of sentences that show personal pronouns used

as subjects of verbs

My name is Michael I am fourteen

My father works hard He works in a factory

My sister is older than me She is twelve

Our dog is very naughty It likes to chase cats

Bob, you are a bad dog!

David and I are playing football We like sports

Jim and Jeff are my brothers They are older than I am

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Object Pronouns

The object of a verb receives the action of the verb The personal pronouns

me, you, him, her, it, us and them can all be used as the object of a verb

Look at the following two sentences:

Lisa likes cats She likes to stroke them

In the first sentence, the noun cats is the object of the verb likes In the

second sentence, the pronoun them is the object of the verb stroke.

Here are some more pairs of sentences that show personal pronouns

used as objects of verbs

I’m doing my homework Dad is helping me

Goodbye, children! I’ll call you later

Where is John? I need to speak to him

Miss Garcia is very nice All the children like her

The car is very dirty Mom is cleaning it

Uncle Harry called Mary to ask her a question

My chocolates are all gone Someone has eaten them

First Person, Second Person and Third Person

In grammar, the person who is speaking is called the first person The one spoken to is called the second person, and the one spoken about is called the third person.

Here is a table to help you remember which pronouns to use

second person plural you you

third person plural they them

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Pronouns: Personal Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are words that refer to the noun or pronoun that is

the subject of the verb The words myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves are reflexive pronouns.

My brother built this computer himself

Be careful not to cut yourself with that knife

John was looking at himself in the mirror

Kate fell and hurt herself

Our cat washes itself after every meal

We baked the cake by ourselves

Come in, everybody, and find yourselves a seat

The children cleaned their room all by themselves

Bears like to rub themselves against a tree

The bird washed itself by splashing in a puddle

The players train every day to keep themselves fit

Have yourselves a good time

Here is a table to help you remember which reflexive pronoun to use with

which personal pronoun

singular personal reflexive plural personal reflexivepronoun pronoun pronoun pronoun

I (subject pronoun) myself we (subject pronoun) ourselves

me (object pronoun) myself us(object pronoun) ourselvesyou (subject/object yourself you (subject/object yourselves pronoun) pronoun)

he (subject pronoun) himself they (subject pronoun) themselves

him (object pronoun) himself them (object pronoun) themselvesshe (subject pronoun) herself

her (object pronoun) herself

Pronouns: Reflexive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to talk about things that belong to people

The words mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns.

This book is mine

Have you lost yours, Tom?

This pen is mine and that one is his

Sarah has lost her cat Is this cat hers?

I can see our car, but where is yours?

We’ve had our lunch, but they haven’t had theirs

Here is a table to help you remember which possessive pronoun to use with which personal pronoun

singular personal possessive plural personal possessive

pronoun pronoun pronoun pronoun

he, him his they, them theirs

she, her hers

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns are used for pointing out things The words this, that, these and those are demonstrative pronouns.

This is my desk These are my pets

This is the Mings' house These are sheep but those are goats.That is my friend’s house Those are horses

That’s my mother’s car

You’ll have to work harder than this

We can do better than that

It’s raining again This is awful!

Who is that knocking at the door?

Hi, Kathleen This is Michael

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talking about things near you.

talking about things farther away.

Pronouns: Possessive Pronouns; Demonstrative Pronouns

Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns are used

to ask questions The words who,

whose, what, which and whom are

interrogative pronouns

Who used all my paper?

Who is Mom talking to?

Who are those people?

Whose pen is this?

Whose are these shoes?

What is your brother’s name?

What does Tom want?

What is the date today?

What do you want to be when

you grow up?

Which of these desks is yours?

Which do you prefer?

Which of your sisters is the tallest?

Whom did the President criticize?

Inedefinite Pronouns

An indefinite pronoun does not refer directly to any other word Most

indefinite pronouns express he idea of quantity

Everybody is welcome at the meeting

Many prefer their coffee with sugar

Does anybody care for a cheese sandwich?

Few choose to live in the arid desert

Pronouns: Interrogative Pronouns; Indefinite Pronouns

N o t e s

n In writing and formal speaking, you

can also use whom as the object of

verbs and prepositions For example:

Whom did the president criticize?

Whom is the principal talking to?

or

To whom is the principal talking?

but you cannot use whom as the subject

of a verb So you cannot say:

✘ Whom came to the party last night?

You have to say:

✔ Who came to the party last night?

n Who can be used as the subject or the

object of a verb For example:

Who broke the window? (as the subject) Who are you inviting to your party? (as the object)

n Who can be used as the object of a

preposition For example:

Who is Mom talking to?

a preposition For example:

Whom is Mom talking to?

If you put the preposition before the interrogative pronoun, you must use

whom:

To whom is Mom talking?

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Indefinite Pronouns

another either neither several

any everybody nobody some

anybody everyone none somebody

anyone few no one someone

The pronoun they is considered an indefinite pronoun when it makes an

indefinite reference

They produce a lot of coal in your state

Why don't they repair the bad roads?

Exercise 1

Read the following passage Write the missing subject and object pronouns in the blank spaces

My name is Charlie have two brothers are both older than

Sometimes they take me to the park and play football together I like playing football with because they are very good We are going to the park today Would you like to come with ? can all play together Afterwards, can come to my house if want

to I think will like my dad He is very funny and makes great pizzas Do like pizza?

Pronouns: Indefinite Pronouns

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Exercise 2

Some of the reflexive pronouns in the following sentences are used correctly, but some are not Put a checkmark in the box if the reflexive pronoun is correct Put an x

in the box if it is not correct Then write the correct reflexive pronoun in the blank space

1 Sometimes I wash the dishes all by himself

2 Dad had an accident He cut herself with a knife

3 Sally washes the car by herself

4 Do you think the doctor can cure itself when he is ill?

5 The cat stays clean by licking itself

6 Anna and May made the dinner all by herself

7 Mom lets me walk to school by myself

8 Can you dress themselves , boys and girls?

9 David can swim all by himself now

10 This light is automatic It switches itself on at night

Exercise 5

Write the missing possessive pronouns in the blank spaces to complete the sentences

1 I chose this seat first so it’s

2 Can we borrow your coloring pens? We’ve lost

3 We live in the city and they live in the countryside Our house is smaller than

4 John, is this pencil ?

5 Sally is looking for her gloves Are these gloves ?

6 Can Julie use your bike? is broken

7 Tom got the books mixed up He thought mine was and his was

Exercise 6

Circle at least one indefinite pronoun in each sentence

1 One never knows who might be listening

2 Many are called but few are chosen

3 I finished my cookie and asked for another

4 Both were punished for the crime they commited

5 Several applied for the job, but no one was hired

Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns They give you more information about

people, places, and things

Kinds of Adjectives

Some adjectives tell about the size of people or things.

a big house a long bridge tiny feet

a large army a high mountain big hands

a huge ship a short man a short skirt

a tall building a thin boy long trousers

Some adjectives tell about the color of things.

a red carpet a gray suit a brown bear

a white swan an orange balloon green peppers

a blue uniform a yellow ribbon black shoes

Some adjectives tell what people or things are like by describing their

quality.

a beautiful woman a young soldier a flat surface

a handsome boy an old uncle a hot drink

a poor family a kind lady a cold winter

a rich couple a familiar voice a sunny day

a strange place a deep pool cool weather

Some adjectives tell what things are made of They refer to substances.

a plastic folder a stone wall a clay pot

a paper bag a metal box a glass door

a cotton shirt a silk dress a concrete road

a jade ring a wooden spoon a porcelain vase

Some adjectives are made from proper nouns of place These adjectives are called adjectives of origin.

a Mexican hat a British police officer

the French flag a Filipino dress

an American custom Washington apples

a Japanese lady a Spanish dance

an Indian temple an Italian car

The Order of Adjectives

Sometimes several adjectives are used to describe a single noun or pronoun

When you use two or more adjectives, the usual order is: size, quality, color, origin, substance For example:

a small green plastic box size color substance

a stylish red Italian car quality color origin

Here are more examples

a large Indian temple a tall white stone building

a colorful cotton shirt a long Chinese silk robe

delicious Spanish food an old graceful Japanese lady

crunchy Australian apples a short handsome English man

Adjectives of quality sometimes come before adjectives of size

For example:

beautiful long hair elegant short hair

But adjectives of size always come before adjectives of color For example:

beautiful long black hair elegant short red hair

If you use any adjective of substance, it comes after the color adjective

For example:

a beautiful long black silk dress

Adjectives: The Order of Adjectives

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Exercise 1

Read the following passage and underline the adjectives Write S above adjectives

of size, C above adjectives of color, Q above adjectives of quality and O above

adjectives of origin.

Sydney is a large Australian city with busy streets and expensive shops In summer, it’s a very hot place People wear cool clothes and drink cool drinks There are beautiful sandy beaches where people can rest and look up at the wide blue sky There are big parks for tourists to visit Japanese tourists like to sit and watch other people British tourists take photographs of the strange plants and colorful birds

Exercise 2

The following passage contains a lot of adjectives Some of the adjectives appear in the wrong order First underline the wrongly ordered adjectives Then write them in their correct order on the lines below the passage

My friend Jeremy is a handsome tall boy He always wears a white long T-shirt and a big red cap He carries a blue huge canvas bag to school His favorite food is red crunchy apples and he always has one in his bag Our teacher is an English kind tall man called Mr Clark

He wears a blue smart suit and glasses with black plastic thick frames

Adjective Endings

Adjectives have many different endings

Some adjectives end in -ful These adjectives describe noun or pronouns that are full of something or have a lot of something.

a beautiful face a painful injury a careful student

a cheerful baby a joyful smile a helpful teacher

a powerful machine a wonderful time playful children

a skillful player a useful book colorful clothes

Some adjectives end in -ous.

a famous writer a courageous soldier

a mountainous area an adventurous explorer

a dangerous job a poisonous snake

a humorous film a generous gift

mischievous children marvelous results

Some adjectives end in -y

a messy room a noisy car dirty hands

a sleepy dog a cloudy sky thirsty children

a muddy path a sunny day stormy weather

an easy test a lazy worker juicy fruit

Some adjectives end in -less These adjectives describe a person or thing that does not have something

a cloudless sky a meaningless word

a sleeveless dress a fearless fighter

a careless driver homeless people

a joyless song seedless grapes

a useless tool harmless animals

Adjectives: Adjective Endings

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Some adjectives end in -al.

a national flag personal possessions

musical instruments a traditional costume

electrical goods magical powers

a coastal town medical equipment

Here are some adjectives that end in -ic, -ish, -ible, -able, -ive and -ly

a fantastic singer a terrible mess an imaginative story

an energetic dog a sensible answer expensive jewelerybasic grammar horrible smells talkative childrenenthusiastic shouting visible footprints a creative artist

a selfish act a likeable child friendly teachersfoolish behavior comfortable clothes a lovely dress

stylish clothes valuable advice a lively cat

childish talk suitable colors an elderly man

Many adjectives end in -ing

loving parents an interesting book

a caring nurse a disappointing result

a flashing light an outstanding swimmer

a smiling face an exciting ride

a boring story chattering monkeys

a gleaming car shocking news

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Words like smiling, caring and flashing are present participles of

verbs They are formed by adding ing to the verbs Many present

participles can also be used as adjectives.

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Many of adjectives end in ed

a closed door satisfied customers

boiled eggs worried passengers

wasted time escaped prisoners

a painted wall excited students

reduced prices invited guests

Describing What Something Is Made Of

Some nouns can be used like adjectives For example, if you have a chair that is

made of plastic, you can use the noun plastic as an adjective and say that the chair is a plastic chair If you have a watch that is made of gold, you can say it

is a gold watch.

But the nouns wood and wool can’t be used like this To make adjectives of these nouns you have to add en

noun adjective example

wood wooden a wooden door

wool woolen a woolen jumper

Describing What Something Is Like

There’s another way to make adjectives from nouns Suppose you want to say

that something is like a certain material, although not made of it To make these adjectives, add -en to some nouns and -y to other nouns.

noun adjective example

gold golden a golden sunrise (= bright yellow like gold)

silk silky or silken silky skin (= as soft as silk)

lead leaden a leaden sky (= dark gray like the color of lead)

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Words like closed,

wasted and escaped

are past participles

of verbs Many past participles can also be used as adjectives.

Adjectives: Describing What Something Is Made Of

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1 She’s always making careless mistakes

2 It was a very painful injury

3 Witches and wizards have magical powers

4 These oranges are very juicy

5 Dogs are usually more energetic than cats

6 Our neighbors are not very friendly

7 She keeps her toys in a large wooden box

8 Take off your muddy shoes before you come in

9 May I borrow your pencil sharpener? Mine is useless

10 What a beautiful dress!

Exercise 4

Fill in the blank spaces with adjectives made from the verbs in parentheses Remember that both present participles and past participles can be used as adjectives Choose the adjective that suits the sentence best The first one has been done for you

1 It wasn’t a very (interest) movie

2 We could hear the (excite) fans screaming

3 I hope the pupils don’t think that my classes are (bore)

4 My dad had a very (worry) look on his face

5 Have the police found the (steal) car yet?

6 The supermarket sells lots of (freeze) food

7 The players on the (win) team don’t look tired at all

8 Some of the old houses had (break) windows

The Comparison of Adjectives

The Comparative Form

To compare two people or things, use the comparative form of an

adjective The comparative form is usually made by adding er to the

adjective

adjective comparative form adjective comparative form

light lighter warm warmer

The Superlative Form

When you compare three or more people or things, use the superlative form of an adjective The superlative form is usually made by adding est to

the adjective

adjective superlative form adjective superlative form

light lightest cold coldest

high highest fast fastest

The word the is often used before the

superlative form For example:

A bee is a small insect A ladybird is smaller, but an ant is the smallest.

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The word than is often used to compare

two things or people For example, you say:

Mr Lee is taller than Philip.

A car is faster than a bike

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Adjectives: The Comparison of Adjectives

If the adjective ends in e, add r to form the comparative and st to form the

superlative

adjective comparative superlative

close closer closest

large larger largest

Suppose the adjective is a short word that ends in a consonant and has a

single vowel in the middle Just double the consonant and add er to make the comparative and est to make the superlative.

adjective comparative superlative

sad sadder saddest

slim slimmer slimmest

thin thinner thinnest

Suppose the adjective has two syllables and ends in y Just change the y to i and add er to make the comparative and add est to make the superlative

adjective comparative superlative adjective comparative superlativeeasy easier easiest heavy heavier heaviestfunny funnier funniest lovely lovelier loveliestdirty dirtier dirtiest pretty prettier prettiestnoisy noisier noisiest tidy tidier tidiesthappy happier happiest friendly friendlier friendliestnaughty naughtier naughtiest tiny tinier tiniest

Use more and most to compare most other two-syllable adjectives You

will also use more and most with all adjectives that have more than two

syllables

adjective comparative superlative

famous more famous most famous

precious more precious most precious

handsome more handsome most handsome

exciting more exciting most exciting

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

expensive more expensive most expensive

comfortable more comfortable most comfortable

delicious more delicious most delicious

interesting more interesting most interesting

difficult more difficult most difficult

Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms

A few adjectives don’t form their comparative and superlative forms in any

of the usual ways The comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives are different words, called irregular forms

adjective comparative superlative

far farther or further farthest or furthest

Adjective Phrases

Phrases can be used like single adjectives to describe nouns and pronouns

Phrases that are used in this way are called adjective phrases

Most adjective phrases come after the word they describe Look at these

examples The adjective phrases are in bold and the nouns they describe are in color

Who is the girl with long hair?

My friend lives in the house across the street

Mrs Morris is tall and slim

This is the road to Toledo

The lady in the bookshop is a friend of mine

Some adjective phrases come before the word they describe

The words in these phrases are often joined with hyphens

a long-legged bird an eight-year-old child

a well-dressed lady a ten-cent coin

a fun-loving teenager a twenty-story building

user-friendly equipment a large-sized shirt

Exercise 5

Read the following passage Write the correct comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives in parentheses in the blank spaces The first one has been done for you.Paul likes playing football He’s a very good player, but his friend Sally is a

(good) player She’s the (good) player in the whole school She is

(fast) and (strong) than all the boys, even the boys who are (old) and (big) than her That’s why Paul likes her Paul thinks all games are exciting, but football is the

(exciting) game and it’s (noisy) than all the other games he plays with his friends When the grass is wet, everyone gets dirty when they play football But Sally gets

(dirty) and (wet) than everyone else

better

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Adjectives: Adjective Phrases

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